KOTA KINABALU: A man who returned from Saudi Arabia after performing the umrah has triggered a Covid-19 cluster dubbed as the Millenium Saudi.
Sabah Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that the index case had undergone with Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport upon his return.
He said that the man continued his domestic flight to Sandakan and underwent compulsory quarantine at home.
"However, the PCR test result that came out on Dec 17 is positive.
"Screening among the umrah entourage and close contacts found 10 others were also infected," he said in a statement.
The number of Covid-19 cases increased to 202 as compared to 156 yesterday.
However, 197 of them are in Category 1 and 2; 1 in Category 3; 2 in Category 4 and another one is Category 5.
Sandakan and Sipitang have one Covid-19 death each.